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Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. West Coast

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: V.M. Gornitz, T.W. Beaty, and R.C. Daniels

Publication_Date: 1997

Title: Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. West Coast

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

Series_Information:

Series_Name: NDP-043C
Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Oak Ridge, TN
Publisher: CDIAC

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ndps/ndp043c.html

Description:

Abstract:: [Adapted from the online documentation] The Numeric Data Package (NDP-043C) consists of a digital data base that may be used to identify coastlines along the U.S. West Coast that are at risk to sea-level rise. This data base integrates point, line, and polygon data for the U.S. West Coast into 0.25 degree latitude by 0.25 degree longitude grid cells and into 1:2,000,000 digitized line segments that can be used by raster or vector geographic information systems (GIS) as well as by non-GIS data bases. Each coastal grid cell and line segment contains data variables from the following seven data sets: elevation, geology, geomorphology, sea-level trends, shoreline displacement (erosion/accretion), tidal ranges, and wave heights. These variables may be used to calculate a Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI). Two other Coastal Hazards Databases are available from CDIAC: Coastal Hazards Database for the U.S. East Coast "http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ndps/ndp043a.html" Coastal Hazards Database for the U.S. Gulf Cost "http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ndps/ndp043b.html" The data set is available free of charge as a numeric data package (NDP) from the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center. The NDP consists of 21 data files including ASCII, ARC/INFO export files, FORTRAN, SAS, and documentation files. CDIAC has provided an anonymous FTP area to all data files, retrieval codes, and descriptive files for the NDP's that are presently available. The FTP address for the ndp043c database is: "ftp://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/pub/ndp043c" or via anonymous ftp to: ftp cdiac.esd.ornl.gov login as "anonymous", enter email as password cd pub/ndp043c NDP043C can also be obtained via the WWW: "http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ndps/ndp043c.html" Full documentation is available online at: "http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/epubs/ndp/ndp043c/43c.htm"
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Bird, E. C. F. 1984. Coasts. Basil Blackwell Publishing, New York, New York.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Pethick, J. 1984. An Introduction to Coastal Geomorphology. Edward Arnold Publishers, London, England.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Ritter, D. F. 1986. Process Geomorphology. William Brown Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Schwartz, M. L. (ed.). 1982. The Encyclopedia of Beaches and Coastal Environments. Hutchinson & Ross Publishing, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Shepard, F. P. and H. R. Wanless. 1971. Our Changing Coastline. McGraw-Hill Boo Company, New York, New York.

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -130.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 50.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > EROSION
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENTATION
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > CONTOURS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > LANDFORMS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > BEACHES
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > COASTAL ELEVATION
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > CORAL REEFS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > EROSION
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > ESTUARIES
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > FJORDS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > INLETS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > INTERTIDAL ZONE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > LOCAL SUBSIDENCE TRENDS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > SEA LEVEL RISE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > SEA SURFACE HEIGHT
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > SEDIMENTATION
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > SHORELINE DISPLACEMENT
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > SHORELINES
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > STORM SURGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > TIDAL HEIGHT
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > TIDES > STORM SURGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > TIDES > TIDAL COMPONENTS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > TIDES > TIDAL CURRENTS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > TIDES > TIDAL HEIGHT
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > TIDES > TIDAL RANGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > BEDROCK LITHOLOGY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > IGNEOUS ROCKS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > METAMORPHIC ROCKS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > TECTONICS > VOLCANIC ACTIVITY > ERUPTION DYNAMICS > LAVA COMPOSITION/TEXTURE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > TECTONICS > VOLCANIC ACTIVITY > ERUPTION DYNAMICS > ASH/DUST COMPOSITION
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE HABITAT
Theme_Keyword: Accretion
Theme_Keyword: Cdiac
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Hazards
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Landform
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Vulnerability Index
Theme_Keyword: Cvi
Theme_Keyword: Elevation
Theme_Keyword: Geology
Theme_Keyword: Geomorphology
Theme_Keyword: Ndp-043c
Theme_Keyword: Ornl
Theme_Keyword: Risk Asseessment
Theme_Keyword: Sea-level Trends
Theme_Keyword: Shoreline Displacement
Theme_Keyword: Tidal Ranges
Theme_Keyword: Wave Heights
Theme_Keyword: BIOTA
Theme_Keyword: ELEVATION
Theme_Keyword: ENVIRONMENT
Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
Theme_Keyword: INLAND WATERS
Theme_Keyword: OCEANS

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WEST COAST

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints:

None.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: TAMMY W. BEATY

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: RICHARD C. DANIELS

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: VIVIEN M. GORNITZ

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Environmental Sciences Division
Address: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Address: P.O. Box 2008
City: Oak Ridge
State_or_Province: TN
Postal_Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Shorelands and Water Resources Program
Address: Water Division, Department of Ecology
Address: P.O. Box 47690
City: Olympia
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98504
Country: USA

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: NASA/GISS
Address: 2880 Broadway
City: New York
State_or_Province: NY
Postal_Code: 10025
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (865) 574-0119

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (212) 678-5540

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: beatytw@ornl.gov

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: An important part of the data packaging process at the CDIAC is the quality assurance (QA) of the data before its distribution. Data received at CDIAC are rarely in perfect condition for immediate distribution, regardless of source. CDIAC staff members examine the data for completeness, reasonableness, and accuracy. The QA process is an important component in the value-added concept of assuring accurate, usable information for researchers. For details on the QA performed on this data set, see the documentation file at: "http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ftp/ndp043c/ndp043c.txt" or "http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/epubs/ndp/ndp043c/43c.htm"

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Not Available

Completeness_Report:

Not Available

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Not Available
Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.25 degrees
Longitude_Resolution: 0.25 degrees
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: DOE/ORNL/ESD/CDIAC > Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy
Contact_Person: CARBON DIOXIDE INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC)
Address: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Address: P.O.. Box 2008
City: OAK RIDGE
State_or_Province: TENNESSEE
Postal_Code: 37831-6335
Country: USA

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (865) 574-2232

Resource_Description: NDP-043C

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ASCII, ARC/INFO
Format_Name: ASCII, ARC/INFO
Format_Name: ASCII, ARC/INFO
Format_Name: ASCII, ARC/INFO

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://cdiac.ornl.gov/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ftp/ndp043c/

Access_Instructions:

NDP-043C Data Files

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ndps/ndp043a.html

Access_Instructions:

A Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. East Coast

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ndps/ndp043b.html

Access_Instructions:

A Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. Gulf Coast

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:

Metadata_Review_Date: 20061013

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GENE R. MAJOR

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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